The Emergence Machine

Jaw

physical · anatomy · Level 9 · E6

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Emergence definition

A jaw is a bony structure forming the framework of the mouth, essential for eating and breaking down food, which is a living system or structure involving energy and pattern, where energy is the capacity to do work, manifesting as the ability to cause change or motion in a physical system.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “jaw” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0JawFaceBoneHeadBodyFoodTissue… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesStomatognathic S…L10JawL9FoodL6BoneL7FaceL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Food L6 (requires)
    The jaw is essential for eating and breaking down food
  • Bone L7 (requires)
    Bony structure forming the framework of the mouth -- prerequisite: bone
  • Face L8 (requires)
    Bony structure forming the framework of the mouth -- prerequisite: face

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